ANNOUNCEME N T
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West Los Angeles College
Presidential Search
The Los Angeles Community College District announces an opening
for the position of President of West Los Angeles College. Interested
individuals who possess the required education and experience are
invited to submit applications.
About the College
West Los Angeles College (West) is an accredited
California Community College offering paths to
university transfer, career education and courses for
personal or professional growth. It occupies 70 parklike acres overlooking Culver City, Marina Del Rey and
Greater West Los Angeles. With an active student
population of over 15,000 regular and extension
students, the campus has more than 100 fulltime faculty, more than 300 hourly faculty and 150
classified staff who strive to create an educational
environment unique in Southern California.
The College awards more than 750 degrees and certificates annually in 57 different fields, and each year
West sends more than 260 transfer students to fouryear colleges. Many West Associate Degree and
Certificate program graduates begin professional
employment immediately after graduation.
The college offers transfer and associate degrees
through its academic programs as well as certificate
and special programs. Each semester, the college
offers nearly 900 classes in over 65 different academic
disciplines. The College also offers: Associate Degrees
in 45 subjects, 30 Certificates of Achievement, 24 Skill
Certificates and 16 Associate Degrees for Transfer
(ADT). Westside Extension offers nearly 1,500 classes
and serves over 5,000 students annually.
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West’s students reflect the diversity of its service
area, as well as general trends in education and the
economy. In the Fall of 2015 the college enrolled
9,773 students, 53% percent under the age of 25,
another 28% between 25 and 34 years of age, and
19% over the age of 35. The ethnic composition
of the student body is 45% Hispanic, 30% African
American,13% White, and 8% Asian/Pacific Islander.
Fifty-eight percent of West’s students are women.
West’s Dental Hygiene program, which is among the
most respected in the country and extremely competitive
to enter, was recently approved as one of the 15 California
community colleges programs to offer a baccalaureate
degree. In addition, the campus has one of only a
handful of American Bar Association Approved Paralegal
programs at a California community college along with
unique career and technical education programs in
Aviation Maintenance, and Television/Film Production.
The College is divided into four administrative groups:
Academic Affairs, Administrative Services, Student
Services and the Office of the President, with each group
representing a major area of operation of the College.
The campus is governed through collegial consultation
and shared governance agreements as well as by
educational codes and standards. The College is
accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association
of Schools and Colleges. The Commission reaffirmed
West’s accreditation most recently in June 2015.
About the Position
The president provides leadership and advocacy for
the college, is responsible and directly accountable for
all college operations and is a district team member
on the Chancellor’s cabinet. The successful candidate
would lead the development and articulation of a viable
identity and vision for West Los Angeles College and be
a leader who will be responsive to the adjacent physical
communities and their changing demographics and
to the various constituencies at the college including
current students, staff, and faculty. More importantly,
the vision must incorporate reciprocal partnerships
with economic, cultural, educational, global, and
political leadership in Los Angeles and California.
The new president will require a grasp of the current
status and long-term global vision for community
college and higher education in California, as they relate
to the communities, people, and the economy of Los
Angeles. Essential qualifications include sensitivity to
and experience with the diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds of students, staff, and community.
Challenges, Issues and Opportunities
West Los Angeles College is seeking an experienced,
dynamic and energetic leader of the highest
integrity to guide a College poised to address the
following challenges, issues and opportunities:
• To continue to invest in the tradition of quality and
academic excellence while expanding innovative
approaches for increased student success.
• To advocate effectively on behalf of West Los Angeles
College to expand financial support for the College and
generate new resources.
• To serve as an ambassador for the college and work
to build relationships with civic organizations and
government agencies, and to initiate and expand
partnerships with local business, industry and
community-based organizations.
• To engage in transparent and efficient communication
to unify the College and build morale.
• To respect and understand the history of the College
while embracing its global vision and strategically
advancing a student-centered approach to instructional
programs and student support services.
West Los Angeles College is seeking a leader who
understands the complexity of an urban college
within a multi-college district and who has a
successful track record in the following areas.
Student Learning and Success
• Serves as a passionate advocate who fosters quality
student-centered programs and who actively promotes
teaching, learning and student success.
• Is an inclusive leader who energizes the existing
efforts and seeks new opportunities to provide
access to higher education for culturally, ethnically,
geographically, underrepresented and economically
diverse populations.
• Promotes and increases student retention and
completion, basic skills, noncredit-to-credit, transfer
and graduation rates.
• Fosters a culturally inclusive environment that
promotes diversity, collaboration, communication
and collegiality in achieving the College’s goal of
maintaining a learning-centered environment.
Strategic Leadership and Organizational Planning
• Provides leadership in strategic planning for educational
initiatives, including adult and online education, workforce development, technology, college master planning,
business, industry, and community partnerships.
• Serves as a knowledgeable advisor familiar with the
accreditation process, continuous quality improvement,
and fact-based, collaborative decision making.
• Possesses a successful track record of raising
funds, managing budgets, grant development, and
demonstrating good fiscal management.
• Serves as an exceptional and visible leader throughout
the College and provides leadership, inspiration and
support.
• Promotes a supportive environment for expanding
global studies and extending opportunities for
international programs and partnerships.
Governance, Leadership and Advocacy
• Provides effective leadership and fosters high-quality
programs in college transfer, career technical education
and economic development initiatives.
• Develops and advocates for public and private partnerships with local, state, national and international
organizations to meet student and community needs.
• Advocates for participatory governance, promotes
collegiality, staff cohesiveness and respect among all
college constituencies.
• Demonstrates consensus-building skills and a
strong knowledge of and experience with collective
bargaining and its role in a complex institution.
Community Support
• Supports the development of innovative and collaborative programs that respond to the needs of a
changing workforce.
• Works with local community partners and the
College Foundation to acquire fiscal resources to
ensure student success.
• Serves as a forward thinking leader who will
build new relationships with K–12 schools,
and other colleges and universities.
General Requirement
Health: a medical certificate indicating fitness to
engage in administrative work is required for new
employees at the applicant’s expense after selection
from an eligible list and prior to employment.
Salary
Personal and Professional Characteristics
The current salary range is $196,174 to $227,937,
annually. Employee benefits include 15.5 paid
holidays and 24 days paid vacation annually,
generous medical/ hospital, dental, and vision care
plans, and a $50,000 group life insurance policy.
The successful candidate will be:
Evaluation Procedures
• An experienced student-centered educator who
supports the mission and vision of the College.
Applications for the position will be reviewed by the
Human Resources Division for minimum qualifications.
A search committee will review the eligible applications
and select candidates for interview, and after
interviewing the invited candidates, will recommend
to the Chancellor at least three unranked candidates
as finalists. The Chancellor may conduct background
and reference checks and interviews and will forward
these candidates to the Board of Trustees, along with
his recommendation, if any, of which candidate is best
suited for the position. The Board may conduct further
background checks or interviews, as appropriate.
• An inclusive, accessible, personable and visible
leader who is directly involved in the College and
the community.
• An experienced leader in higher education
accreditation.
• A resourceful leader who will effectively promote and
market the College in a competitive higher education
environment.
• A superior team builder who possesses a management
style that is inclusive, visible, proactive, collaborative
and open.
• An individual with outstanding communication
and interpersonal skills.
• An individual with two years of successful full-time
experience as a senior manager in business, industry,
education, or government, preferably as a senior level
college or university administrator.
• Possessing of a sensitivity to and experience
with the diverse academic, socioeconomic,
cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of
community college faculty, staff and students.
Filing an Application
Applicants will be required to create an applicant profile
account, whereby they will then be able to save and
submit their application, with supporting materials
as attachments. To be considered for the position,
please go to our Jobs with the District site at
http://laccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/3220 to file
the application packet consisting of the following:
1. A letter of application, preferably five pages or less,
which provides examples from background and
experience to demonstrate how your knowledge
and expertise relate to the position as described
in this brochure.
Minimum Qualifications
2. A current resume of professional experience, educational background, and other pertinent information.
• A master’s degree or advanced degree of at least
equivalent standard from an accredited college or
university. The required degree must be completed at
the time of filing an application. An earned doctorate or
equivalent terminal degree is preferred.
3. A list of eight references with cellular telephone
numbers and email addresses, including two
supervisors, two subordinates (including one
support staff member), two faculty, and two
community members.
• One year of formal training, internship or leadership
experience reasonably related to the administrator’s
administrative assignment.
Review
The search committee will begin reviewing applications after the soft-close deadline of Friday, May 27, 2016; however,
late applications may be accepted until the position is filled. To be considered in the first reading, applications must
be submitted by Friday, May 27, 2016. If selected, additional information, such as official transcripts, will be required.
The Los Angeles Community College District website is www.laccd.edu; that of West Los Angeles College is
www.wlac.edu. For additional information, contact LACCD Human Resources by telephone at (213) 891-2281
or via email at STramel@email.laccd.edu.
For confidential inquiries or to forward nominations, contact John Romo, Search Consultant, Community College
Search Services by telephone at (805) 698-7987 or via email at romojb@gmail.com.
Board of Trustees
District Administration
Scott J. Svonkin, President
Dr. Francisco C. Rodriguez, Chancellor
Mike Eng, Vice President
Dr. Adriana D. Barrera, Deputy Chancellor
Mike Fong
Dr. Felicito Cajayon, Vice Chancellor,
Economic and Workforce Development
Andra Hoffman
Sydney Kamlager
Ernest H. Moreno
Nancy Pearlman
Milo Anderson, Student Trustee
Dr. Ryan Cornner, Vice Chancellor,
Educational Programs and Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Robert B. Miller, Vice Chancellor,
Finance and Resource Development
Dr. Albert J. Román, Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Jeanette Gordon, Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Jeter, Acting General Counsel
James O’Reilly, Chief Facilities Executive
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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The Los Angeles Community College district (LACCD) is an equal opportunity employer. The policy of the LACCD is to
provide an educational, employment, and business environment free from prohibited discrimination in violation of
state or federal law on the basis of actual or perceived ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, ancestry,
religion, creed, sex (including gender-based sexual harassment), pregnancy, marital status, cancer-related medication
condition of an employee, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
Americans With Disabilities Act
Individuals protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may request an accommodation in the selection/
interview process with at least three business days’ prior notice. Documentation of the need for accommodation may
be requested. For more information, please visit www.laccd.edu/ada.